properties
Americannoun
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A comparable process took place in Cuba after the Spanish-American War, when American sugar companies acquired 60% of rural properties across Cuba, reducing independent farmers—largely manumitted slaves and their descendants—to the level of low-wage labor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
By owning their own buildings, white-shoe firms can maintain their properties in their own image.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
He noticed buyers moving away from more expensive areas due to commuting less, and buying properties further out that were "far cheaper".
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
Rhys Chapman, 31, owner of Chapman estate agents in Porth, Rhondda Cynon Taf, said properties in the area listed for less than £170,000 were "attractive to first-time buyers".
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
"The properties of one flower could cancel the properties of the other."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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